Open and Safe

Open

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

Safe is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Safe

Safe adjective - Not exposed to the threat of loss or injury.
Usage example: the minute the rain started, we looked for a place where we would be safe from a drenching downpour

Open is an antonym for safe.

Nearby Words: safety, safekeeping, safely

Both words in one sentence

  • Anvil on Head In those, occasionally the safe's lock whirls open and the character, who has somehow wound up inside the safe, falls out.
    Source: Anvil on Head
  • A group of safecrackers stole a safe, but it wasn't to steal what was in it, but so the lead cracker could figure out how to open that kind of safe.
  • Cutting the Knot When he comes upon a safe he can't open with this method (because it's too big) and which requires solving complex time manipulation riddles to open, his solution is to look for a lot of explosives.
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